Moussan ranks below 99% of compared French towns on households in social housing: 0.4%
Compared with 30% in the typical compared French town, 3.3% of homes are flats here. 2,093 residents in 900 households: that is Moussan at the 2023 Census. In Moussan, 28% of households are one person living alone. This Aude town has more second homes than 80% of compared French towns, at 5.9%.
Throughout this page, the Aude median and the France median are the median of compared communes (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
+15% since 2012, a pace 82% of compared French towns didn’t match
Residents at INSEE’s last three censuses, each recast in the 2026 commune boundaries. France has no yearly estimate by commune between censuses.
2012 to 2023
2017 to 2023
Over those years, the median Aude town changed +4% and the median compared French town +5%. Between 2012 and 2017 the population moved +7%, then +8% to 2023.
Moussan ranks below 76% of compared French towns on residents aged 15 to 24: 9.3%
Shares of residents by age at the 2023 census.
Age groups · share of residents
Median age of the 3,798 compared French towns
■ Moussan 44.6. The median compared French town: 44.
Half of Moussan’s residents are over 44.6, older than in 54% of compared French towns. Measured more widely, 11% of residents are 15 to 24 in the typical compared French town. Across Moussan, a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Aude 52.3%, France 51.8%.
A larger share of couples with children than 88% of compared French towns: 33%
A household is everyone who shares a main home (résidence principale). Household types come from INSEE’s fuller sample of a quarter of census forms.
Against the Aude median and the France median
Living alone · share
There are 2.3 people in the average household. Lower than in 93% of compared French towns: 6.6% of households are single parents. The benchmark for couples with children in the typical compared French town: 25%.
A smaller share of households without a car than 90% of compared French towns: 4.7%
Every home the census counted: main residences, second homes and occasional dwellings (INSEE counts them together), and empty homes. Owning and renting are on Cost of living.
All homes · share of homes
Type of home
Cars per household · share of households
8% of homes stand empty (typical compared French town: 6.7%). Households that moved in under two years ago: 9.4%. Those in their home 30 years or more: 18%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten households have no car in the typical compared French town.
Per consumption unit, the median standard of living is €25,780 a year
The standard of living (niveau de vie) is a household’s disposable income after taxes and benefits, divided by its consumption units (UC) to allow for its size and make-up: 1 for the first adult, 0.5 for each other person 14 or older, 0.3 for each child under 14.
Medians of compared communes. Source: INSEE, Filosofi 2023.
At €25,780 a year per consumption unit, the median standard of living here is lower than in 52% of compared French towns. 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line INSEE uses.
A smaller share of households headed by a retired person than 76% of compared French towns: 27%
Households by the socio-professional group (PCS) of their reference person, INSEE’s own categories. Jobs and commuting are on the Work & commute page.
Households by reference person’s group · share of households
Nearly one in ten households are headed by a manager or professional. At 14%, the share of households headed by a manual worker is higher than in 53% of compared French towns.
Each household is counted once, by the occupation of its reference person (usually the oldest working adult).
4.4% of residents are immigrants, below 70% of compared French towns
INSEE publishes two measures, which overlap but aren’t the same. Neither is the UK’s “born abroad”.
Share of residents · census 2023
Immigrant (immigré)
Born abroad, not French at birth. Someone stays an immigrant after becoming French. A French citizen born abroad (for example in Algeria before 1962) is not one.
Foreign national (étranger)
Not a French citizen today, wherever born. A child born in France to foreign parents can be a foreign national without being an immigrant.
In Moussan, 2.3% of residents are foreign nationals, beside 4.3% in the typical compared French town. The median compared commune in Aude has 6%; immigrants here make up a share lower than in 70% of compared French towns. As a reference point, 6.5% of residents are immigrants in the typical compared French town.
INSEE publishes no country of birth or ethnicity by commune in these tables, and the census doesn’t ask about religion.
Single residents make up 22% in Moussan, less than in 81% of compared French towns
Residents 15 and over by how they live: the census asks both the legal status and whether people live as a couple.
Residents 15 and over · share
Locally, 44% of residents 15 and over are married. In the typical compared French town, the share of single residents is 25%.
Below 81% of compared French towns: 14% of adults out of school have no qualification
Highest diploma of residents 15 and over who have left education, in French terms: the levels don’t map one-to-one to UK or U.S. ones.
Highest diploma · 15 and over, out of education
Graduates of higher education: 32%, above 58% of compared French towns. In the typical compared French town, the share of adults with no qualification is 19%.
The 17th youngest of 41 French towns of 2,093 to 2,582 people
The 40 compared French towns nearest in population, by median age. Hover for each one’s second homes and immigrants; click for its page.
The youngest is Villejust (37.2), the oldest Prayssac (62.3).
Around Moussan, 5 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more, colored by median age. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
| Town | Median age | 65+ | Second homes | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moussan | 44.6 | 20% | 5.9% | 4.4% |
| Sallèles-d'Aude 3,179 · 2.1 mi | 45.8 | 23% | 9.3% | 6.1% |
| Cuxac-d'Aude 4,079 · 2.9 mi | 50.3 | 28% | 4% | 5.2% |
| Ouveillan 2,713 · 4.1 mi | 44.5 | 25% | 7.3% | 5.8% |
| Narbonne 57,587 · 4.5 mi | 46.4 | 27% | 18% | 10% |
| Coursan 5,737 · 5.6 mi | 48.8 | 27% | 3.7% | 5.8% |
| Vinassan 2,662 · 6.7 mi | 48 | 24% | 4.8% | 4.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Census 2023. INSEE’s census is a rolling survey: a fifth of small communes each year, 8% of homes in large ones each year. “2023” pools the surveys of 2021 to 2025, so the figures describe the town around 2023, not on one day.
- Medians of compared communes. The comparisons are the median of the département’s compared communes and of France’s (those with an overall grade), each figure its own median: not the total for the département or for France, which large cities pull towards their own figures.
- Immigrants and foreign nationals. INSEE’s two measures: an immigrant was born abroad without French nationality; a foreign national isn’t French today. Neither is a count of people born abroad, which INSEE doesn’t publish by commune.
- Second homes. Homes used for holidays or weekends, with occasional dwellings (kept for work, for example), which INSEE counts together. Their owners are counted where they live, not here.
- Standard of living. INSEE’s Filosofi: disposable income per consumption unit, from tax and benefit files, 2023. The poverty rate is the share of residents below 60% of France’s median. Not published for the smallest communes.
- What France doesn’t ask. The French census asks nothing about ethnicity, religion, language or health, so this page has no such section.
Questions about who lives in Moussan
What is the population of Moussan?
2,093 at INSEE’s 2023 census, 15% more than in 2012 (1,818).
How old are Moussan’s residents?
The median age is 44.6, older than 54% of compared French towns. 23% are under 18 and 20% 65 or older.
How many second homes are there in Moussan?
62, with occasional dwellings: 5.9% of all homes, against 2.1% for the median compared French town.
How many immigrants live in Moussan?
INSEE counts 91 immigrants (born abroad, not French at birth), 4.4% of residents, and 49 foreign nationals (2.3%). The medians of compared French towns are 6.5% and 4.3%.
What is the median income in Moussan?
€25,780 a year per consumption unit in 2023 (median of compared French towns €25,970); 14.0% of residents live below the poverty line. Source: INSEE, Filosofi.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, ages, households, homes, marital status, diplomas, immigrants, foreign nationals, employment), 2026 geography · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (standard of living, poverty) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · Medians and percentiles: TownRatings, over compared French towns, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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